South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Rev Erlo Stegen, the influential founder and director of the KwaSizabantu Mission in Kranskop, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) died yesterday at the age of 88. “Fondly known as Baba Mfunsdisi”, Stegen was born on the farm, Paardefontein, in KZN and responded to “the call of God at a very early age”, going on […]
Gospel pioneer Kirk Franklin released an intimate documentary this month titled Father’s Day: A Kirk Franklin Story, where he takes viewers with him on a personal journey of discovering who his biological father is and reconciling with his estranged son. The documentary begins with Franklin telling his childhood story of being […]
Originally published in CBN News Pro-life leaders in Israel will hold a first-ever “National Prayer for Life” event in central Israel this Friday during the “10 Days of Awe” between the Jewish Feast of Trumpets holiday and the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, which begins Sunday evening. It’s estimated that one in […]
South African artist Kingdmusic has collaborated with three-time Grammy nominee and multi-award-winning artist Deitrick Haddon to create a new song release, Praises. The uplifting song was written and crafted to inspire people to persevere and to praise God in all seasons of life, says KDM Records in a press release. […]
Originally published in Morning Star News A 33-year old evangelist was beaten to death by Islamic extremists in eastern Uganda, right after he led Muslims to faith in Christ at a Gospel event on September 6, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. The killing was the latest of numerous acts of […]
Originally published by Missions Box For years, Worke*, a Christian convert in East Africa, outwardly acted like a Muslim while secretly holding onto Jesus in her heart. But after her husband died of an illness, she openly embraced her faith in Christ – and his family strongly opposed it. Worke […]
Originally published in CBN News On the outside, author and minister Max Lucado had it all together. He was part of a thriving church, had top-selling books in the hands of people all over the country, and was designated the “Best Preacher in America.” But Lucado recently opened up about […]
Messianic Israelis have joined international Christian groups in a call for 1 million people to pray one hour for Israel as Jews around the world mark Yom Kippur with fasting and prayer on the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Yom Kippur begins Sunday evening, September 24, and continues until an hour after […]
In today’s episode of the twice-weekly podcast, Transforming A Nation with Janet Brann-Hollis, Janet, of SA Back to God discusses how the roots of a nation affect its wellbeing. Each week we will be publishing the latest episode of the podcast which can be viewed at the following YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5hLMkCPnQ9TfBC-mbDNiUw The […]
The united leadership of Nelson Mandela Bay has called on the majority parties — the ANC and DA — in the metro to convene new local elections “in order to create a more productive balance of power” capable of addressing dysfunctional local governance structures. “Alternatively, the church leadership urges the […]